I check my email. I rise. I run, spin, lift, or do yoga. I shower, get dolled up as best I can with what time I have. Take half a dozen vitamins and my Advocare Spark, and I’m out the door.

18) What would be the title of your autobiography?

“Hot Sauce, Heels, and a Strong Write Hook.” I only know that because the passenger seat of my car was covered in the first two for some time, and writing hooks is my favorite part of teaching writing.

19) What was your favorite subject in school?

Human anatomy and my “Authentic Science Research” (or ASR) period when I worked on Autism research with researchers at Washington University-St. Louis.

20) Why do you work out?

My morning exercise is my therapy time. It’s my creative development time some days, my reflection time on other days. It’s where I go to get in the right headspace or the write headspace.